Research

Areas of Interest

My research centers on Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management, and includes two streams of research. The first is more narrowly focused within my discipline and includes Closed Loop Supply Chain Management, Product Recovery Management, and Remanufacturing. The second, more broad stream encompasses cross-disciplinary research on facilitating Sustainable and Responsible Global Supply Chain Management by integrating functional areas and industrial sectors. My background is in the area of quantitative Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management, including Distribution, Inventory, and Material Disposition.

· Gunkel, M., Schlaegel, C., Langella, I.M., Peluchette, J.V. (2009) Personality and Career Decisiveness: An International Comparison of Business Students. Proceedings of the Academy of International Business 2009 Annual Meeting.

· Gunkel, M., Schlaegel, C., Langella, I.M., Peluchette, J.V. (2009) The Influence of Personality on Career Decisiveness of Business Students: An Empirical Comparison Between Chinese, German, and U.S. Students. Proceeding of the 10th International Human Resource Management Conference.

· Sustainable network design at a logistics service provider, presented 1 May 2009 at the Production and Operations Management Society 2009 Annual International Conference in Orlando, FL, USA. (Invited, Session Chair).

Service

Scientific Community

International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling

Referee Activities – Peer Reviewed Journals

· Journal of Operations Management

· International Journal of Production Economics

· European Journal of Operational Research

· International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

· Computers & Mathematics with Applications

· Information and Organization

· Resources Conservation and Recycling

· International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

Referee Activities - Other

· Springer Journals (new journal proposals)

· Prentice Hall (Textbooks)

· McGraw Hill (Textbooks)

· Cengage (Textbooks)

· Academy of International Business (Conference proceedings)

· Netherlands Laboratory of Lifelong Learning (grant proposals)

University

· Chair, Membership Committee, Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties - Shippensburg University (2011--present, member since 2009). Member of Statewide APSCUF Membership Committee.

· Member (ex officio), Executive Committee, Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties - Shippensburg University (2011--present).

Harry R. Frehn Center Faculty Research Fellowship Award 2009-10 from the John L. Grove College of Business, Shippensburg University.

John L. Grove Summer Research Fellowship Award 2008-9 from the John L. Grove College of Business, Shippensburg University.

Best Lecturer Ranking, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Magdeburg. Summer Semester 2008 for undergraduate core lecture Decision Theory.

Best Lecturer Ranking, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Magdeburg. Winter Semester 2007/8 for undergraduate core lecture Management Accounting.

Best Lecturer Ranking, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Magdeburg. Summer Semester 2006 for graduate lecture Reverse Logistics.

Industrial Experience

Dr. Langella possesses five years of industrial experience in the Oil and Gas, International Logistics, and Printing and Binding industries before graduate school and transitioning to academia. During his time in industry, he was responsible for operations in more than a dozen countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Consulting, Corporate Training, and Executive Education

Dr. Langella has consulted on a large number of performance improvement projects ranging from production process improvement, sustainable logistics network design, and inventory optimization for companies ranging from several Fortune Global 500 (including one Fortune Global 20) companies, to mid-size businesses. He has also conducted executive education and corporate training assignments in the areas of his expertise.